Re: pg_ctl idempotent option

Vik Reykja escribió:
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 4:22 PM, Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
>
> > Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net> writes:
> > > Here is a patch to add an option -I/--idempotent to pg_ctl, the result
> > > of which is that pg_ctl doesn't error on start or stop if the server is
> > > already running or already stopped.
> >
> > Idempotent is a ten-dollar word.  Can we find something that average
> > people wouldn't need to consult a dictionary to understand?
> >
>
> I disagree that we should dumb things down when the word means exactly what
> we want and based on the rest of this thread is the only word or word
> cluster that carries the desired meaning.
>
> I vote to keep --idempotent.

Yeah, after seeing the alternatives, I agree that it seems okay,
particularly given that the --help output explains the behavior in
dime-a-dozen words.

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